Mercenaries are also a great sort of barometer for how a given battle or even war is going. Loyalty is something most mercenaries do not carry- even if you pay them in full, if they see that your side is about to get its ass kicked, they would either flee or defect and try to serve you up to the winning side in hopes of getting paid twice, and surviving.
In this context, a lot of money to be made in Ukraine as a mercenary, but it's become too dangerous to justify the payment. Everyone has a line- what % chance of death are you willing to face for, say, $500k?
BloodyComet -1 points 9 months ago
Mercenaries are also a great sort of barometer for how a given battle or even war is going. Loyalty is something most mercenaries do not carry- even if you pay them in full, if they see that your side is about to get its ass kicked, they would either flee or defect and try to serve you up to the winning side in hopes of getting paid twice, and surviving.
In this context, a lot of money to be made in Ukraine as a mercenary, but it's become too dangerous to justify the payment. Everyone has a line- what % chance of death are you willing to face for, say, $500k?